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1949.11.22_TC_Minutes RRCRSSFD MEETING OF THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND ` BRACH, FLORIDA, .NOVE?4BER. 22 1949. reeessed meeting of the Town Commission of the Ted of Hi ghl `: H each Florida, was called to order by Mayor Totterdale at ?:,_0 a t - clock P M., at the Torn Hall, this 224d day., aC `November 1949, On .roll call, the following Commissioners were present: Totterdalo, Heaton Dubendorff, Smith and Hertwig. Thor* were also sent at sa d ,meeting: Town Attorney, C . Y. B yrd; d• Town C ting Engineer, George S. Brockway; T. M. C oek,_ of West Pala ftith; Dudley Murphy of Marphy C onstruc tion Company, West P alta - A*Adj&; d. B . Sullivan of, West Palm Beach; Joe Rienertsen of ., Rj ft Howard Lee Cromer of Delray Beach; and several other in sted persons, On motion duly made, seconded and carried, approval of the minutes of the previous minutes of the Commission were waiived� t® 4: be taken up at a later meeting. Town Clerk Hertwig presented to the Commission pro of r publication of *Notice to Contracctorse which proof of publication recited that the notice was published -in the Palm Beach Times in its i-esues of November dth and 15th, 1949. Town Clerk Hertwig also presented to the Cammiasi proof- of publication of *Notice of Bid for Sale of Water Bends in the amount of $100 which proof of _publication recited that } the notice. was published in the Palm Beach Times in its issues of November Sth and 15th, 1949. A On nation made by Commissioner Smith, seconded by C omm4so sioner_Heaton the two notices, with proofs. of � publications,. ordered, read t+o the Commission and on vote b eing taken the fallowing Commissioners voted In favor of the motion: +Otterd l #. Heaton, Dubendorff, Smith and Hertwig. Those voting.ag&inst tke nl motion none. 'Thereupon Town Clerk Hertwig read the two notices is fan M and after the reading , of said notices, on motion made by 8e* s- signer Smith, seconded by Commissioner Heaton, the proofs, of publication of the two notices, together with the attached copies =. of the notices, were ordered filed with the minutes of th Co* mission, and to be included as a part of the minutes by reference; w On vote being taken on the motion, the following Commissioners voted in favor of the motion: Totterdale, Heaton„ Dubenderff, Smith and Hertwig. Commissioners voting against the notion: ante. (Proofs e£ publications together with cop ies of notices, a �- - attached thereto, affixed to the minutes) . 3 } - N u. ._ - ~'"". 1 Recessed e~iag - 3i®vember 22, 19~r9. The h®~tr ~f eight v-~ +~loo~C i~aviag arrived, ~+tayor T at terdal• hat 1 1 ~'eque abed t a 1 b ds bg c®ntractors far cc-natrt~ction of Water ~~ratea and Plat for the Town, in compliance xith the publi_ahed notice to cQntraators, be,_filed frith the ~ommiaaion. fl7.1 con- tractara bidding, filed their ssal.ed bids, and thereupon Com- mtissic~nar Dnbendcrff moved that. the receiving- e~f further' bids ba cloned, .and that th® bids as P3~lsd Frith the Get:mn#ss3.~nTbe -opened and tabulated, which m©tic~a was eeconded~by Co~tissi©ner feat©a, and ©n r©11 call -the following Commi saionera Toted i.n favt-r of the mat~ion: Tetterdale, Heaton,- Dubendorf~', 3nith and H•rtwig. C®mmissioaers voting against the .motion: none, :The Following bide ~rere opened and n©ted: Bid of ~hg ~®astraeti~- Company', Nest' Palm Beach, Florida:, Bid ®n total, Items 1, 2 3,,~~, 5 ~, ~, ~, 4 and.30 x.'91,$73.75 Hid total Items 1-l, ~-A, 3, 4, ~~ 6, 7, $, ~ a$d la _ ~248,b95.25 Bid on t©tal Itsms i-B, .~-B, ,~, ~, ~, 6, 7, $, ~ and 14 , $148,645.25 ~Tor~c t© ce~seac a within ten daTa, and rrerk t® b • eemplsted within i80 days. dcc®mpagTf.n the ~arp#ty Bid rr~~t certi fed chec~C ~'or # 5,400. dram ©n the F18rida Bank and Trdst . Company, West Palm Heach, Fldri da:, :. Hid of. Hoxard Lee Eromer of D dray H ea8h, Fle~rda: Bid on total, Items 1, 2, 3, ~., 5, 6, 7, $, 9 and.10 ~-85,908.27 Hid ©n t®tal Items 1-A, 2-l, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ~, ~ and 14 $ bio bid Bid on t®tal, Items 1-B, 2-H, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, $, 9 and.10 ~ No bid ~Tork to ao~nce within 15 da~*s, and work ~ be - ' ¢etplet~ tii thin 150 dais . ~aco~~Ft~ tiro eroaer Bid Kos ~ashiert s cheek of Fi*#t ~'atiaaal_Bank of Dslrag Bsach, ,Florida, ~. is ~,}~ - ~ of ~5, Ot3A.00. - - .. ~:: ~~ , 8eaessed Meeting - ~Ior, did ®t doe ~einert~rn ~fut't Florida: r , Bid as 'total, Items 1, 2, 3, -p., ~ ~ ~, ?, ~-, 9 mod, i0 $ ~~., 519.50 '.Bid on total Iteaa 1-l, 2=~, 3= ~., 5~ 6, ?, $, ~ ~d 10 _ ~ 90,255.25 -Bid on total Iteaa 1-B, ~-B, 3, ~., -5, 6, 9, ~#, ~} srsrd it3 ~'~', $25.90 irk to coaaence tri thin 15 day , art work t o b e coapleted with#a 150 ds~rs+ •cconpamTi88 the xeinarts~,bd was certified chock @n the F'irat biati©nal Banc of 1Kiami, Mi.asi, F Lerida, ~ the an~,unt of ~5, ~ • , There being- ~tb ftu-ther bide fer t~xa conatrnctioh ®t t he ~Tater Syatea al7id F~.ant for the T©~, .the a'bore a®d t~regg~ing bide v~ere en avticm reds by Cam~#as3:oaer -with, aecor~dsd bg Coa~iasioaer-Heate~n, referred tc f~e4x~ge.. S, Brockw~ry, Iowa Con- e~al.tiag Engineer, with iastr~ictior~a that he- tabulate° the bi_da and rep®rt back to the C®~ia~.oa hie reco~ndation as to the best bidder to do the smirk For the_ Tern- and: especial .attend®n xas Balled t® the Engineer that all bid$ must comgly xith thm required a®tiee duly published ae hereinbefora referred to in these ainutes, aad further is ref~renQe to the coat rattor hatring an aeconying bid fer tiro purchase of the bonds,. is order that the beach be f iaagd•d, Co~issioaers rotiag in favor of the Doti©a: Totterdale~ Hsat~, _ enrlearff, Smith and Hertxig. C®amiss~uaer.s voting sgair~ tbs anti®n: `none. Mayor Tcrtterdale atatcd that .the hear eigght o ~ clock P. _ M, ha~ring`.arrivsd, all bidders f®r the urchaee ©f ~1Q0,f?DO.OC? Mater Bida anbait their bids t® the. ~eaaissiva, and the bidddrs present did subait their bide, awd theireupon, on `action of Ce~emi saiaaer Sit h, aeee~dfd by Cnrmmesioaer - Heaton, time for recetring,,blds tree cioeed, a$d the. bids which had been pre- rented to the Coaraiaaien, were ordered opened, read to the ppmblic ar~d n®ted. C®mmiaeioaers voting in favor of the antiohs Totterdale, Heston, ~Babeadorff, S~eith and Hertzrig. Commis aioaers rating aga#n~et the eeo~i®ns nont„ Thereupon, Mayor T©tterdals prosesded to ogee the t®lovag bids: ~. - 81d of The ~rphy C®aatruction Oes~any, T~test Pala B ea eh, Fl®rid~rs ~ - -- ~95~.~ f®r each 1,E~Q.{~ Rater Bond, .each hoed to bit ~iats~ - i,~ 19e9~ ~~~~li th+a- `a-#j!'-Bid- a ~ertifll-d ahaek dr,~~ eo F1~ridt 3 and 'Prust ~e-mpa8g f ~1' Est Pals .B®ash, .Flsri~e, la Cher s~ •f .i Bid of Thous M. C c~k k C+~mpta7, i1e st Pala Beach, Florida: ~~95©.1G for each ~1, 4U4. ~ T~ater Bond, plus aeeraed iatereat, . to date of delivery. ~acvapanying the Co©k Hid w~ cashiers a cheek dram on Florida Bank 8c Trust Compan7„ West Palm Beach, F3.orida, is the am©nat of ~~,.GO, `It .-as n©tsd thatthere waa_no band bid ace~-mpanping the Reinsrtson contract bid, and th® above were the only trrv'bids ~~tbmi.~ted t® the Conmtissi®n for the purchase of its $10©,004,E Water Bends . T}a® re~epma Ga~iaaivner -Dubendroff` m®ved that th`e bida° fvr the pnrchaae ®f the b®ada be referred. to ~' Att©rasp, G . Y. Byrd, ; aid the Tore C®mirisaiom, for c©nsideratiQn, aced reco~enda~ ti®a back to the Co~l.s~s~-. ?he ~tien was saevndsd by Con- m#t~si~aer Saf.th, sad on vote beiag taken, the foli®wing C~n- a.~siosers..votetl in favor of the e~-tibn: T©tterdale, Heft©a, D~tbend®rff, 3~aith aced Hertzrig. Co~sisa~vners voting. a gaast the motion: .nonce. . ~; After t~ opeang of the bida, a gesaz~a disa~ssi©n was had by ~ the memberes ®f tbe- Ce~fis~rs with the bead bidders artd coatractorr, t~ho xere thaa~d- b~ -t hs iKaTar -az~d ~2~s Co~isaien for bening present at the see-sting and submitting bids f®r th® purchase of the Tana' a water Boada, and the coaatruction of the T©en's °Mater. Plant and Sgata~: There being no_ fttr~ther buainesa to c®me before tha aeetiag~ +~n motion. made by Cosemiasiobar ~i.Lh, secunctsd b7 Go~is$ioarr Heatcan., the aeetiag waa recaaaed, to asst n regular recessed Meeting at eight o'clock P. M. on Hmvember-23, 19&~, so that a report of .the T®wn gaginaer on ecmtraet®rs' bids and by tht Totin Attor~tey oa load b#ddsrs, cae33.d be :ceeeived bar the Cmaaat. scion awl acted. npea. Qn vc#e- b eiag ta~Cen, the follow- ing Co~d.saioaers voted in f vor of tha aotien: Totterdale, Heat®g, I?ubeaderff, ~i.th aa~ Hartwig. Cmma3.er~i®nera votL ng against the aativn: ..none. AP~'RE39~: ;~ ,, :. ~l~r ttlm ~lettri~ ~timrs Published Every Weekday West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF FLORIDA. COUNTY OF PALM BEACH Before the undersigned authority personally appeared ~.i'#.~.5„•••~.•••pK2~T•~-~•K•-~-•-•-••-••-• who on oath says that he is ,•,Qe80Q~.€itiC-••-~-•• of The Palm Beach Times, a daily newspaper published at West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a .....~~~~----for,_Bide-....._w..__.....___..___._._ _._.___._..__._..__.._ Construction of water s st®m for ~own_ of'___-_•__ in the matter of .............. __ ...,.,...........~._._._._....._~1-~.8tlt~-~B8t3~ ~t~i . in the .__W_._.__. w ~~..:...~..:..-..w:.:.•-..--• _-...... Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of NoV. 8 15 1949 _•,.-.-...••.._......._...._...._._.____.,........____......_.____.........._._._..~.... Affiant further says that the said Palm Beach Times is a newspaper published at West Palm Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has here- tofore been continuously published in said Palm Beach County, Florida, each weekday and has been. entered as second class mail matter at the post office in West Palm Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and afffant further says that he has neither 'd nor promis- ed any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, emission or d for the pur- pose of securing this advertisement for publication `tFie said newspape . , ~ ~ Sworn to and subscribed before me this a„~.'~c~l,....... ay of _....I~C1.4lID1}~BI:......... A. D. 19......¢~ ~ .._ ' , ... , , _ . vo. A~ ~. ~. Ne, 1~7 NOTICE TO CONTB.ACTOBS Sealed bids will be received byy tt -Town of Highland Beach, at its Tout .Hall, bland Beach, Florida, on N. ,y,,y,~ vember. ,1949 at 8:00 o'clock P. M for the construction of s water syste~ for the Towa of Sighland Beach, PaL Beach County, Florida. The foliawing are the approximat quantities of materials to be installer 5,000 Lin. Ft, of 6" Main 11.fKSffi Lin. Ft of S" Main 370 Lin. Ft. of 12" C. I. 5ubaqueou channel crossing - S-4" Fire Hydrants 10-$" Gate Valves 6-6" Gate valves 13--8" x 4" C. T. Tees 9-6'' x 4" C. I. Tees 2-6" Wells 2-250 G. P. M. deep well turbfn. p~p& ~witis_ eiectric4motor drives eat ),000 Gal, pressuee teak 'ypochiorlnator ump house: buildings mate bids will be taken on the eh and eight inch water main ther cesneat asbestos pipe, nee t lined C T. pipe, or new or user d C. I, pipe. must be made out on the pre form prepared by the Town, en is a sealed enveioHe bearing the sad address of the bidder, and d> "Bid for Constructing a Watei n for fire Taws 04 Highland Florida: ' i must be accompanied by a certi• :heck, drawn upon any State of able to the Town of Ii$hland Beach, Florida, in the amount of $5;000.00, as a guarantee .that the contractor will enter into a written eantract with the Town to perform the cantraet bid upon; furnish the. required materials, in as cordanc'e with the plans and specifica- tioas and furnish the required bond and meet the insurance requirements provided for is the specifications, with- in ten days` after notice of acceptance of his bid, .The deposit will be re- tamed by the' Town as liquidated dam- ages,. in the, event the successful bidder . fails to enter into a contract and fur- nish the required bonds and tnsurance .policies provided for tn- the specifica- tions within the time required. The deposits of unsuccessful bidders w111 be returned. promptly, and the de- posit oP the successful bidder will be returned upon the execution of the contract, required bands, and delivery of insurance polities; Blank proposal fox~ns. and. copies of 'the plans and. speci#i~.atons are avail- - the effice of ia; and copies upon deposit Of which will ~ of the plans nod .condition 9s are opened. wiring extra drawinSS may roar. In order to finance the conatrucf of the work herein specified, the Tc oP A1Rhiand Beach has pprr,~ovidod 'the issuance of $1fl0,fl00.00 worth five per cent. water bonds. The aw: ing of the contract for constructooz the work herein specified is coatin@ on the sale of said water bands. '( 'tractors are. requested at the time '.submitting proposals for the count lion of the water system also to ; emit in a separate sealed envelop 'bid for the purchase of the $100.E)E1 issue of five per• cent. water ba The lowest legal price that the. T can sell its five -per cent. water be is ninety-five per cent, of par va lus accrued interest of I' of I p Upon request, a copy of Notice of 'offering said water bonds for sale will be mailed ~ntractor interested. in bid- _ ding on construction.ai water systetn. Bids -for construction of water system 'and for sale of bonds will be opened by the Town Commission in public meeting at the Town Sail in the flown of Highland Beach, Florida, on No- ': vember 22, 1949. The Town reserves the right to re- Sect an or all bids, and to waive '" tecTOWN~OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA By: R. W. HERT Town Clerk Publish: Nov, 8, 15, 1949. '> ~I~P Ftillt PFtC~ ~il1tP~ Published Every Weekday West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE. OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PALM BEACH } THC3M.~S E. PEN~£K Before the undersigned authority personally appeared ___..._.........._...._....._..._._......._........._........___.._...._. who on oath says that he 1s ..._~~SC Cl~~e_._~.~'.,,,C? 2.~JT of The Palm Beach Times, a daily newspaper published at West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida; that the attached Ca11 i v r ~7 ds copy of advertisement, being a ....._...._~.~.........._..._ .............._.......__._.---....._._._...._._.._._._.........._.._._._........_.__._.._..... in the matter of~lUO , OQQ r1.~hlanCt I3GO,C~1 ~~F~ter ,j.3:JriC15 in the ~__.._._.__..........._........_ _..~_.__... _...._. Court, was published in said .newspaper in the issues of .._....._._..~T.Q3Z,..~ ~...~.__~..s~2,......1..~ ~..._......._....___....._..._....____..__ _ .~....:.___....-...__.._._ Affiant further says that the said Palm Beach Times is a newspaper published at West Palm Beach, in said Aalm Beach County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has here- tofore been continuously published in said Palm Beach County, Florida, each weekday and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in West Palm Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, fora period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither nor promis- ed any person, firm or .corporation any discount, rebate, co ' sign or re n for the pur- pose of securing this advertisement for publication in said news aper , Sworn to and subscribed before me this ...._3...``~...~I.lda of ....T"~' E'.e ~bCr A. D. 19....~.° i~ i~ublie "Sta.m ~ ~4e S . . ~ r. , .. f M. Y BEACH ~ seai8d bids will be r~elued and cone sidered by the Tows Commission o: the Town o1 Highland Beach, Pala Beach County,. Florida, at its reguis~ meeting to be held at the: Town Hai. on South Ocean Boulevard, is the Towr. of .Highland Beach, Florida, at 8:0C bons of $1,000.00 each, bearing interest at the rate of rive percent. (5°jo) pen annum, payablE< semi-anaual]y an duns first and December rirst. and will ma• ~ ~~ ~ 2;~ aia~6s 1~ $s; o0 i i95~s x9°0°00 lis~sv s;o°°°oo 1856 2,000 1968 5,000 1957 a,ooo 969 S,ooo 1959 3,~ 871 5,000 is~61 s oou° suers s;o~oo 11963 s;o°a ig'~rs s;Q~PO.. Ali bonds maturhtg 8fter December ,1, 1959 may be redeemed prior to their 'respective maturity date, in whole, on any date not earlier than Decerhher 1, 11959, ar in part, in the inverse order I of their numbers, highest numbers rirat, nn any interest payment date not. earlier than December 1, 1959, from !any monies. that may be made available for such purposes, at the principal amount.- 04 the bonds to be redeemed, .together with the interest accrued theredn, to the date fixed for redemp- tion, -glue a premium of three percent.. (3%) of Stich principal amount 11 re- deemed oa or prior to December 1, 1964; two percent. (ego} }f redeemed the°i~eaiter aad on or prior to December 1, 1968; and one. percent. (1%) ii re- deemed thereafter. The bonds are to be issu¢d to ro- vide funds to construct a complete Water Works Plant and Water Dis- tribution System for .the Town of highland Beach, Florida, as authorized by the. Charter Act o1 the Town, and are payable from net revenues of the Water Works Facilities and/or ad val- orem tax levies,' as authorized by a two- thirds maiority vote of all the reg- istered freehold vo era ' 01 the Town, held at an ,electio~ for that purpose on August: ~, 194$. The Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida will fur- nish printed bonds, cause the same to be validated by a Decree of the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial. Circuit oP Palm Beach County, Florida, and approving legal opinion of Byrd $ Whitley, Attorneys„ 01 the City of Del- ray. Beach> Florida, all without expense to purchaser. Each bid' must be for all bonds, and must be enckosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town Commission of the Town of Highland Beach, Florida, and marked Proposal and Bid Far Bonds" and accompanied by a certi- fied check. in the amount a1 $2,000., payable to. the order of the Town Com- to be forfeited as .liquidated damages fin the event the bid is accepted and the bidder .fails to comply therewith.: .Ali bids moat be unconditional, ex- cept as to the. above legal opinion, a favorable validation by Circuit Court 'Decree, and delivery of bonds within sixty (60) days after ddte of sale, The. bid will be accepted which provides .the highest price for the bonds, buC the right is reserved to reject any and all bids. ' Further information may be ob- ained by addressing Rudolph W. Hert- wig, Town Clerk and Treasurer, of the. Town of highland Beach, Palm Beach; County, Florida. ~ TOWN OF HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA By ROBERT TOTTERDALE. Mayor Attest: RUDOLPH W. HERTWIG> Clerk . Byrd ~ Whitley, Attorneys, SO S. E. 4th Ave., .Delray Beach, Florida. Publish: Nov. 8, 15, .1949.